Luccombe Chine
Canyon in the United Kingdom
50°36′37″N 1°10′39″W / 50.61028°N 1.17750°W / 50.61028; -1.17750
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Luccombe Chine on the Isle of WightLuccombe Chine is a geological feature and visitor attraction south of the village of Luccombe on the Isle of Wight, England. A wooded coastal ravine, one of a number of such chines on the island created by stream erosion of soft Cretaceous rocks, it leads from the clifftop to Luccombe Bay.
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The Chine is at the eastern end of the Isle of Wight Undercliff landslip. A small fishing community existed at the foot of the Chine until 1910, when the settlement was destroyed by a landslip.[1] There were previously steps down to the beach from the clifftop coastal path, but these are now (as of 2017) closed due to erosion and landslips.
References
- ^ Slope Stability Engineering, Institution of Civil Engineers, Thomas Telford, 1991 , ISBN 0727716603 Google Books, retrieved 3 August 2008
External links
- Walk to Luccombe Chine and beach, Isle of Wight Attractions, retrieved 3 August 2008
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- Barnes Chine
- Blackgang Chine
- Brambles Chine
- Brook Chine
- Chilton Chine
- Churchill Chine
- Colwell Bay
- Compton Chine
- Cowleaze Chine
- Grange Chine and Marsh Chine
- Ladder Chine
- Linstone Chine
- Luccombe Chine
- New Chine
- Shanklin Chine
- Shepherd's Chine
- Shippards Chine
- Walpen Chine
- Whale Chine
- Widdick Chine